Kyle Varner’s Blog

posted by Kyle on Aug 13

I think that by now it is a well-known fact that Ron Paul supporters are the most dedicated, energetic and passionate volunteers of any presidential campaign.  We have clear and consistent principles, and believe strongly in them.  They’re the same principles those crazy guys who wrote our constitution had!

We can add another quality to our list of bragging rights:  most patriotic.

Ron Paul has said that this campaign isn’t about him, its about freedom.  We trust and respect Dr. Paul as the man to carry the banner of freedom, but it is the banner of freedom that excites us.

As myself and at least 150 other Ron Paul supporters waited in the Hilton Coliseum for the Iowa Straw Poll results, we chanted slogans about Ron Paul and freedom for almost the whole time.  The Huckabee, Brownback, Tancredo and Romney people were there too, and they tried to chant as well, but we drowned them out.

Then, we started singing.  This startled and puzzled them.  What did we sing?  “God Bless America” and the National Anthem!  (Crazy hippies songs!)
If I were them, I would have joined in.  After all, we all love our country, right?  It’s American’s National Anthem, not a Ron Paul campaign song.  They did nothing of the sort.  I wonder, did they want us to stand out as the most patriotic?  Did they disagree with the message of those “pinko songs”?  I doubt either of these things are the case.  What I think is the case is very telling about the strength of the messages of the various candidates.

They were all willing to chant about their candidates, because for them, the campaign is almost a cult of personality.  They want Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, Mike Huckabee or Sam Brownback.  The Ron Paul campaign isn’t a cult of personality.  We don’t admire Ron Paul because he has expensive haircuts, lost a lot of weight, or has a bunch of money.  We have chosen Ron Paul because of what we believe–in America.  When we hear songs like the National Anthem or “God Bless America,” our spirits rise and we feel energized.

They’re energized by personalities.  We are energized by a love for our country and what it stands for.

Several of these candidates are going to find that at some point their fundraising dries up and their supporters go off and support other “more successful” candidates.  They flock to the celebrity of the moment.  Ron Paul’s supporters aren’t fairweather patriots.  We jump started this campaign when it seemed next to impossible, and we keep making huge sacrifices and working hard despite the long odds.

We have something great, something none of the other candidates have.  Let’s keep up the hard work and keep raising the torch of liberty.  It is worth every mile we drive, every step we take and every drop of sweat.  I have never been so happy to work so hard, and I’m one of tens of thousands who feel the same way.

Vive La rEVOLution!!!!!!